From New York Times: There is no theme-park simulation of riding in a Ford Pinto as the gas tank bursts into flames. But there is a snazzy red Chevrolet Corvair, the car that Ralph Nader said had dangerous structural flaws
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[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=695rhVXHG48] From the 2013 Harvard Law School Conference,”Deep Capture: Psychology, Public Relations, Democracy, and Law.” Hume’s Maxim: “Nothing appears more surprising to those who consider human affairs with a philosophical eye, than the easiness with which the many are governed
From New York Times: For years, politicians wanting to block legislation on climate change have bolstered their arguments by pointing to the work of a handful of scientists who claim that greenhouse gases pose little risk to humanity. One of
From Harvard Gazette: While U.S. Supreme Court opinions are routinely examined through the political lens of the court’s nine justices, far less is known about the ideological makeup of the thousands of judges on the nation’s federal and state benches.
The Brennan Center for Justice, the American Constitution Society, and Justice at Stake invite you to: Democracy and Our State Courts: Fighting Back After Citizens United Tuesday, January 13, 2015 12:00 p.m. – 2 p.m. (Lunch will be served) location:
Testing Theories of American Politics: Elites, Interest Groups, and Average Citizens Martin Gilens and Benjamin I. Page (2014). Perspectives on Politics, Volume 12, Issue 03, September 2014 pp 564-581 Abstract: Each of four theoretical traditions in the study of American